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Thomas M. Ganley Jr.
Aug. 2, 2001
At Avery Heights retirement community in Hartford, Conn.,
at 73. During his career, Mr. Ganley worked in the insurance
industry, first at the Traveler's
Insurance Co. and, subsequently, as an underwriter and a corporate officer
at the Hartford Insurance Co.; he retired in 1988. He had also been active
in community affairs, serving as a member of the West Hartford Redevelopment
Agency; the town's Personnel Board; the Republican Town Committee; and the
U.S. Postal Service's Greater Hartford Customer Advisory Council. A trumpet
player during the big band era, Mr. Ganley had led the College's Crusader dance
band. During World War II, he had been a member of the 425th Army Band attached
to the 26th Regimental Combat Team of the Army's "Big Red One" 1st Division,
stationed at Grafenwohr and Bamberg. Mr. Ganley had been a Holy Cross class
chair and a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lee; a
son; a daughter, Roseanne C. '87; two granddaughters; two brothers; a sister;
and several nephews and nieces.
Paul A. Kiritsy
May 23, 2001
At his home in Worcester, at 73, after an illness. Prior to his retirement
in 1989, Mr. Kiritsy had been the assistant director of manufacturing at Astra
Pharmaceuticals in Worcester for 35 years. He served with the Coast Guard during
World War II and in the Army during the Korean War. Mr. Kiritsy is survived
by his wife, Anne; four sons; three daughters; four brothers; a sister; 25
grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Harry F. Smith Jr., M.D.
Nov. 26, 1999
In Massachusetts, at 69, after a long illness. Dr. Smith
is survived by his wife, Patricia; four children; and 10
grandchildren.
George
E. Dubé
July
31, 2001
At St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
in New York City, at 69. Mr. Dubé had worked many years in investor relations
in New York City; at the start of his career, he had been a stockbroker in Washington,
D.C. In later years, Mr. Dubé had been a volunteer for the Gay and Lesbian
Community Services Center in New York City. He was a veteran of the Army. Mr.
Dubé is survived by cousins.
Peter
J. Caponegro, M.D.
June
20, 2001
At St. John's Queens Hospital in Elmhurst, N.Y., at 68. During his career, Dr.
Caponegro had maintained a private medical practice in Ridgewood, N.Y., with
his twin brother, Robert '54, and older brother, Frank '50, until his death in
1988. He had also
served as co-chief of urology at St. John's Queens Hospital, chief of urology
at the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; a member of the staff at Kings County
Hospital Center; and an associate professor of clinical surgery at SUNY Health
Science Center-all located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dr. Caponegro is survived by his
brother, Robert J., M.D.,'54; a nephew, Francis III '87; and two nieces. His
brother was the late Francis Jr., M.D., '50.
James F. Martin
June 8, 2001
At Brockton (Mass.) Hospital, at 69. During his career, Mr.
Martin taught math at Rockland (Mass.) High School for 20
years. A Navy pilot from 1954 to 1965,
he then entered the Naval Reserve, retiring as a commander in 1992. He had
been a Blue and Gold officer, recruiting for the Naval Academy. Mr. Martin
is survived by a son; four daughters; two brothers; five grandchildren; and
many nephews and nieces.
Richard J. Arcand
July 21, 2001
At Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, at 67, after a heart
attack. During his career, Mr. Arcand worked as a sales representative
at Colonial Corrugated
Products Inc., in Waterbury, Conn. Captain of the College football team, he
was elected to the Holy Cross Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. Mr. Arcand had
been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Kate; four sons;
a daughter; his mother; three brothers; a sister; and two grandsons.
Jeremiah F. Mahoney
June 16, 2001
In Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, Mass., of cancer,
at 64. During his career, Mr. Mahoney practiced law in
Newburyport
and owned Mahoney Communications Group,
Inc., in West Newbury, Mass.; at the beginning of his career, he had been
associated with the Boston law firm of Lynn Woodworth & Evarts.
Active in community affairs, Mr. Mahoney had been an incorporator
for the former Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital; a fund-raiser for the Boston Museum of Science; and vice president
and director of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Year Program of the
Boston Junior Chamber of Commerce. He had also served on
the West Newbury Planning
Board. Mr. Mahoney is survived by his wife, Mary Lee; a son; and a daughter.
Michael J. O'Loughlin
Aug. 13, 2001
At Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital, at 64. During his career,
Mr. O'Loughlin had
been a professor of literature at SUNY-Purchase for 26 years; previously, he
taught at Yale University, New Haven, Conn., from 1966-74. He was the author
of The Garlands of Repose, Studies in the Literary Representation of Retired
Leisure as well as numerous articles and papers. Mr. O'Loughlin was a veteran
of the Army. He is survived by three sons; two daughters; two grandchildren;
and a sister.
Robert P. Ganswindt
July 7, 2001
In Connecticut, at 53. Mr. Ganswindt had most recently
been the co-owner of the Essex-Saybrook Antiques Village
in Old Saybrook, Conn., and the New London
(Conn.) Antiques Center; he began his career as a manufacturing consultant.
Active on local boards in Old Saybrook, he had been vice chairman of the
Board of Finance; member and former chairman of the Economic
Development Commission;
member of the Inland Wetlands Commission; and treasurer of the Old Saybrook
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ganswindt had served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
the Vietnam War, attaining the rank of captain. He is survived by his wife,
Judith; two daughters; his parents; and two brothers.
Robert M. O'Connor
June 14, 2001
At his home in Hudson, N.Y., at 54. During his career, Mr.
O'Connor had been
an independent broker with Pirrone & Co. Inc., Hudson, specializing in
small cap stocks and options. Previously, he had been vice president at the
New York City-brokerage firm of W.G. Genesis and vice president and financial
analyst at Seligman & Co., also in New York City. Active in the Hudson
antique community, Mr. O'Connor had been the owner of Scotland Yard Antiques.
He is survived by his wife, Anne; two sisters; a stepson; a nephew; and two
nieces.
Kathleen
A. Bates
July
4, 2001
At Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, at 44, after a long illness. Ms. Bates had worked
in marketing at IBM in Hartford, Conn., for 15 years; previously, she had been
employed by E.D.S. in Austin, Texas. She had been a Holy Cross class agent. Ms.
Bates is survived
by her father, John W. '52, and her mother, Beatrice; two brothers; a sister;
three nephews; and a niece.
Gregory
J. Ripaldi
July
4, 2001
In Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, at 37. Mr. Ripaldi had worked eight
years for the Fenway Community Health Center in Boston as a therapist in social
work; he had recently
been employed by Jones & Bartlett Publishing Co., Sudbury, Mass., as a Web
developer. Mr. Ripaldi is survived by his partner, Gary Ronan; a brother; and
a sister.
Meghan
P. Aherne
July
13, 2001
At Parkland Medical Center, Derry, N.H., at 23, after a sudden illness. Ms. Aherne
had been employed as an administrative assistant at the Berkeley College of Music
in Boston. She is survived by her mother; two sisters; her grandfather; aunts;
uncles;
and many cousins.
Jacob
C. Jackson
Sept.
10, 2001
In Worcester, at 20. Mr. Jackson, a second-year student at Holy Cross, had
played wing for the Holy Cross Crusader hockey team. During the past two summers,
he
had worked as a lifeguard
at Easton's Beach in Rhode Island. Mr. Jackson is survived by his parents;
a brother; maternal grandparents; paternal grandmother; stepgrandfather; aunts;
uncles; and cousins.
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